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It's a horror classic because of the way it creates terror inside the viewer; the growing

sense of dread, the slow-motion madness of a character played by an actor previously known for his brave anti-heroism---- now become the worst imaginable monster. Kubrick was in fine form: perhaps our purest filmmaker since Griffith at the height of his form, expertly mixing music, image, editing, and framing to create a nerve-wracking vision of a man's singular descent into personal hell.
If the scenes with the bartender didn't creep you out, I'd hate to see what would.
Additionally, I found "Full Metal Jacket" an original war film: an almost impossible task considering the lengthy history of the genre. No, it didn't portray our soldiers as heroes, nor did it portray the enemy as monsters. But it did show the hideousness of war, its impact on the human psyche better than any other film I can recall. Yes, I'd have to say it's yet another Kubrick masterpiece.


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